Please allow up to two working days for your prescription to be prepared. This is the time it takes us at the Health Centre.  If you have your prescription delivered to the chemist, please remember it will take them some additional time to dispense your medication.

We accept repeat prescriptions by the following methods:

• Online via Emis Access
   
• In Person
   
• Fax

But not by the telephone.

Items previously ordered but not a regular repeat 
If you wish to order a medication which you have had previously but do not order regularly, eg. an inhaler which you only order every few months, please give reasons why you want the medication and what you want it for and the request will be passed to the doctor for consideration. Please allow up to 48 hours as usual for the prescription to be ready but bear in mind that the doctor may want to see you or speak to you before issuing the item.

Ordering early for holidays
In order to prevent over-prescribing of any medication, our system keeps track of when and how much medication is prescribed for each patient. It will not therefore routinely allow early printing of prescriptions.  However we do understand that there are some occasions, for example if you are going on holiday, when you may need your prescription early. If this is the case please indicate this on the form below immediately after you have entered your medication/s. This will allow us to override the system if the circumstances justify it.

Repeat Dispensing is a new, more convenient way to get your medication. Instead of sending your repeat request here each month, you get a whole batch of scripts which last for up to a year. You take these to your chosen chemist (which could be local or could be close to your work) and they will dispense your medication each month without you having to involve your doctor. If you are on long-term repeat medication you may be eligible for this scheme. Please ask your doctor or a receptionist for more details.

We can arrange for Boots (Ashby branch), Dean and Smedley (Ashby branch) or Ashby Pharmacy (The Green, Ashby) to collect your prescription so that you can go straight to the chemist to pick up your medication. (This is a free service.)

Patients who are housebound and live in Ashby can arrange with the chemist to deliver these prescriptions - a small charge may be incurred.

Please Note - Repeat prescription requests are designed to assist patients on regular long-standing medications only. All requests for repeat prescriptions will be seen and verified by the doctor and therefore, only requests from patients entitled to receive repeat prescriptions will be accepted. If you are in any doubt as to whether this applies to you, please check with the Surgery before forwarding your details.